Native American spirituality shows promise in protecting against anxiety’s cognitive strain
A new study has found that American Indians with Generalized Anxiety Disorder exhibit elevated cognitive effort during a cognitive test. However, higher levels of spirituality were linked to improved cognitive performance among these individuals, suggesting spirituality as a protective factor against anxiety’s cognitive challenges. The study was published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a chronic mental health condition characterized by persistent and excessive worry about a variety of everyday things. People with GAD often find it difficult to contr...